North Carolina’s Piedmont Improvement Program recently concluded after seven years improving the state’s rail infrastructure. The program encompassed more than 40 projects that included closing...
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There are constructive ways to pay for upgrading the nation’s infrastructure, according to a newly released bipartisan report from the congressional Problem Solvers Caucus. The 16-page report rel...
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Amtrak’s charge to enhance safety for travelers and employees will be led by Ken Hylander, who was named executive vice president and chief safety officer at Amtrak on Tuesday. Hylander retired ...
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The Trump Administration called an Obama-era agreement for the federal government to help fund a $13 billion rail tunnel project between New York and New Jersey “non-existent” in a letter sent on ...
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Positive train control (PTC) technology could have averted December’s fatal Amtrak train derailment in Washington state, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) preliminary ...
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The Gateway/Hudson River Tunnels project is a national infrastructure priority, Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) recently said in a letter to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Frelinghuysen...
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A report from the Association of American Railroads (AAR) has evaluated and determined that U.S. railroads saw a 2,064,133 carload and intermodal increase in December 2017, ending the year’s traffic...
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Citing ongoing CSX Transportation service disruptions, Democratic leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee called on Wednesday for Surface Transportation Board (STB) vacancies ...
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Citing concerns that many of the nation’s railroads are not on pace to implement Positive Train Control (PTC) systems before a year-end deadline, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chow recently urged ...
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released information from Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501 that derailed Dec. 18 in DuPont, Washington. The information was gathered by ...
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) was recently awarded a $100 million grant from U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the Green Line Extension (GLX) light rail project. The $...
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A federal appeals court recently overruled a lower court that had blocked the Maryland Purple Line light-rail project. The project is a public-private partnership and was planned to run 16 miles be...
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A key senator pledged Wednesday to move ahead with efforts to finance a major infrastructure initiative during a hearing on trucking and transportation needs. “That’s going to happen. We’re g...
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High-speed passenger rail projects proposed for Florida and Texas advanced on Friday as the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) completed the Florida project’s environmental review process and...
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This Christmas season, 107.3 million Americans are expected to travel from Dec. 23 to Jan.1, according to AAA. The majority of travelers, 97.4 million, are expected to drive, a 3 percent increase ...
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A leader of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently raised concerns that railroads operating trains of 200 or more rail cars create long delays at road grades and create public ...
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The Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) heavy rail rapid transit system that connects Manhattan and New Jersey will see $376 million in investments to improve services, equipment, and facilities, the P...
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As the Department of Transportation asks for comments on existing rules and potential repeals, the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation...
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) and industry advocacy group GoRail recently presented Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) with their Railroad Achievement Award. The award recognizes Congress memb...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) rescinded a 2015 rule mandating the use of electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes on train cars on Monday, citing “incomplete” evidence to sup...
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